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At least 138 Ohio municipalities and townships have active moratoriums on data centers as of Sept. 17, local government records and news reports show. Meanwhile, 23 communities have effectively banned data centers, with at least 23 more across seven counties considering similar proposals. Many villages and small townships do not publish ordinances or meeting minutes […]
An analysis of government inspections and a survey of customers find that incorrect prices are frequent in the stores of Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger. It said they’re usually in the store’s favor. Cincinnati-based Kroger is the third-largest grocery chain by sales in the United States. It has been accused of using its size to avoid […]
Nearly 3,000 acres of Ohio’s only national forest were leased this week for more than $11 million by the Bureau of Land Management to out-of-state companies for fracking. The BLM auctioned off 40 parcels in Monroe and Washington counties totaling 2,776 acres in Wayne National Forest for $11.09 million during a quarterly oil and gas […]
Earlier this month, a group of Ohio House members largely representing urban areas of the state introduced a bill to prohibit property tax exemptions for data centers. Property tax exemptions are a significant tool that can have a big impact on local government budgets. When evaluating whether prohibiting property tax exemptions for data centers are […]
Government surveillance isn’t new, but new wide-ranging technologies that can detect our faces and track our movements are making it more ubiquitous. While the tools have changed, the purpose remains the same: to chill independent thought, free speech, and dissent, bringing our country closer to 1984. Millions of Americans are being watched as the U.S. […]
Fifteen years ago this week, thousands of activists marched on the Financial District in New York City. They formed the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park, launching a movement focused on economic inequality that spread across the nation and globe under the slogan, “We are the 99%.” Protesters would go on to sleep in […]
“If we don’t connect those dots between the struggles, we’re never going to get anywhere,” says Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens. “That’s what music is for. … We have to make music with people from different backgrounds because then we have that conversation.” Giddens has had a wide-spanning career, including her time with […]
As world leaders prepare to head to New York for the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, Democracy Now! speaks with Amitabh Behar, executive director of Oxfam International. “We live in a very different world from 1945,” when the U.N. was formed, says Behar. “You cannot continue with the veto power.” And with António […]
U.N. Fact-Finding Mission Finds Evidence U.S. Committed War Crimes in Iran, Iran Strikes More Ships in Strait of Hormuz as Trump Dismisses Soaring Gas Prices, Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis Grows as Houthis Battle Saudi-Backed Forces, “Drop the Genocide 20”: Progressives Target Biden Admin Officials Who Aided Israel’s Assault on Gaza, Russia Bombs Civilian Sites as Ukraine […]
We speak with moral philosopher Susan Neiman, author of the new book Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era. Neiman argues that evil — far from being an outdated religious concept — is a vital way to understand how injustice works in the world. The Trump administration’s abusive policies have been aided by a general […]
Amid growing concerns over food safety in the United States, President Donald Trump last month authorized the duty-free importation of 660 million pounds of cheap beef trimmings that will get mixed in with other cuts to make ground beef. Imported beef and pork were once labeled with their country of origin, but Congress voted in […]
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